subs. (common).—Generic for sham: spec. a worthless cheque.
1897. MARSHALL, Pomes, 8. ‘The Merry STUMER’ … STUMER tricks … STUMER stake … STUMER note … STUMER cheque.
1902. The Sporting Times, 1 Feb., 3. 1. He had borrowed a few hundred franks from her, and had given her as security a STUMER in the shape of an unfinished history of Corsica.
